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The Light at the End of the Tunnel — An Oncoming Train, or Sweet Freedom

The Light at the End of the Tunnel — An Oncoming Train, or Sweet Freedom

by Sara Faircloth | Nov 30, 2017 | Community, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Work/Life Balance

In 1992, I became single for good.  That was a good decision for me, but it came at a price.  One cannot live as cheaply as two.  That is just a cold, hard economic fact.  One of the implications of my singlehood and single-income has been that putting off retirement...
15 Ways to Offer Constructive Feedback

15 Ways to Offer Constructive Feedback

by Patrick Jinks | Jun 20, 2017 | Business, Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership

Some of my fellow Forbes Coaches and I offer quick tips on giving feedback to people. Grace-Anne suggested I share it here on the Front Porch, so here ya go! Click HERE for the Forbes article.
It Ain’t All About You….. But Some of it IS!

It Ain’t All About You….. But Some of it IS!

by Patrick Jinks | Apr 5, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Work/Life Balance

Many Blue Ridgers will know where this saying comes from…. If you don’t, it is explained in my latest Forbes article…..  complete with a link back to the BRI website I might add! Go Forbes! Anyway, since it’s Forbes content (and Dennis...
Taller or Smaller?

Taller or Smaller?

by Patrick Jinks | Jan 25, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Uncategorized

Coaching an executive recently, he told me that his CEO had a way of making people feel smaller instead of taller. That really hit me. It was as if my client was now coaching ME. So I started asking this question: When I come into the presence of those I lead, do they...
A Year of Yoga

A Year of Yoga

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Jan 7, 2017 | Executive Leadership, Goals, Leadership, Uncategorized, Work/Life Balance

So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me…of course I am working on mine, it’s still January, check back with me come Valentine’s Day! My resolution is more like an insurance and investment strategy for my...
Not Another Advisory Council

Not Another Advisory Council

by Tom Starling | Oct 2, 2016 | Community, Executive Leadership, Governance, Leadership

I’m not being self-deprecating when I claim to be one of the least innovative people around.  I exhausted all my creative ideas around 2004.  Since then, I’ve been an avid believer in stealing, plagiarizing, and improving on others’ creative concepts.  That being...
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